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'I didn't have any qualifications but I was always heavily into training, so it was a no-brainer for me,' the father of four told Entertainment Tonight.

'It was an amazing setup, and allowed me to save enough money to come [to LA] with my family, which was the next logical step. Without that, we just wouldn't have been able to afford to do it,' Luke admitted.

'I didn't have any qualifications but I was always heavily into training, so it was a no-brainer for me,' says Luke of brother Chris's invitation to get him into shape for Thor: The Dark World

The National Institute of Dramatic Art [NIDA] graduate starred in Neighbours for a brief spell in 2001 before switching lanes and running a flooring business for a number of years.

It was Chris's star turn in 2011's Thor that awakened his calling for the big screen once again.

'Watching him go through all that [early success] crystallized in my mind that it was what I wanted to do. And that I couldn’t stay sanding floors for the rest of my life!'

After getting his brother in shape, Luke moved his wife Samantha and children Alexandre, Ella, Holly and Harper Rose to Los Angeles and kept busy auditioning during Hollywood's hectic pilot season.

Never too late: After starring in Neighbours and then taking an extended break from acting, he's finally making a splash in Hollywood thanks to his star turn in HBO's new series Westworld

He's now being celebrated for his breakout role as Ashley Stubbs in HBO's critically acclaimed new sci-fi series Westworld.

With all three brothers (including the youngest of the trio, Liam) currently based in Los Angeles, the close-knit Hemsworth hunks continue to share an athletic bond.

According to Luke, the good-looking siblings train together at his home gym which they've dubbed 'The Hemsworth Iron Temple'.

Handsome trio: With all three now based in Los Angeles, the good-looking siblings train together at Luke's home gym which they've dubbed 'The Hemsworth Iron Temple'